Mexico Publications

The 21st Century Power Partnership publications provide information about and analysis
of market design and regulatory issues for clean energy and 21st century power systems.
Published work appears in scientific journals and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
publications database.

Opportunities for Battery Storage Technologies in Mexico

October 2018This report provides a high-level summary of the role that battery storage technologies
can play in Mexico’s transition toward higher penetrations of variable renewable energy
generation.

First Steps in the Smart Grid Framework: An Optimal and Feasible Pathway Toward Power
System Reform in Mexico

June 2018This report describes for Mexico’s Ministry of Energy (SENER) an overall approach
(Optimal Feasible Pathway) for moving forward with smart grid policy development in
Mexico to enable increasing electric generation from renewable energy in a way that
optimizes system stability and reliability in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Demand Response Compensation Methodologies: Case Studies for Mexico

June 2018This report examines various compensation methodologies for demand response programs
in Mexico. This report presents three case studies, including New England, California,
and Hawaii. Demand response (DR) can refer to a variety of approaches to changing
the amount and timing of customers' electricity use, allowing the electricity supplier
to more easily balance electricity supply and demand.

The Status and Outlook of Distributed Generation Public Policy in Mexico

May 2018This report summarizes the current status of distributed generation markets, laws,
and regulations in Mexico to provide readers with a common foundation of knowledge
to support Mexico’s public policy development. This includes an explanation of core
distributed generation issues, opportunities, and prospects for Mexico.

Mexico and the 21st Century Power Partnership

Mexico's Regulatory Engagement in Bulk Electric Power System Planning: An Overview
of U.S. Practices and Tools

June 2016 Mexico's transition to a modern wholesale power market will place new demands on
how regulators evaluate and approve transmission expansion projects. Transmission
projects in a modern wholesale market fulfill one of several needs, and utilities,
regional transmission organizations (RTOs), and regulatory authorities in the United
States have encountered comparable challenges in their market transitions to ensure
projects meeting each type of need can be built. The purpose of this report is to
open a window to view that experience. The report examines key practices of different
U.S. jurisdictions that have moved from transmission planning to transmission approval,
and it focuses on the role of the regulator in supporting a planning process that
equitably meets identified needs.